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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

  • Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
  • Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search.  There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 26 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-36528

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 24 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has commissioned any economic modelling on the impact of reshoring manufacturing to Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-36434

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many public sector lease agreements it is currently reviewing as part of its property rationalisation programme, and what criteria are being used to determine value for money.

Question reference: S6W-36477

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the number of young people in Scotland who are classified as not in education, employment or training (NEET), in light of reports suggesting that almost one in eight 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK are classified as being in this category.

Question reference: S6W-36450

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 24 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) the Civil Aviation Authority, (b) the National Grid and (c) airport operators regarding the adequacy of back-up systems at Scottish airports.

Question reference: S6W-35591

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Christine Grahame (on behalf of the SPCB) on 24 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will provide a list of all organisations and groups that have exhibited at the Scottish Parliament, broken down by how many times each has exhibited, and which MSP sponsored the exhibition, since May 2021.

 

 

Question reference: S6W-37119

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to NFU Scotland’s warning that many farms will not survive without urgent and continued farm support.

Question reference: S6W-37110

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding any concerns raised by independent schools in Scotland about financial pressures arising from the proposed VAT change.

Question reference: S6W-37108

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the current availability and waiting times for NHS hearing aid provision, in light of the reported link between hearing loss and dementia risk.

Question reference: S6W-37133

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it has that the £20,000 teaching bursary scheme is effective in addressing any teacher shortages in STEM and modern language subjects.

Question reference: S6W-37109

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with the Alzheimer’s Society and other organisations to develop integrated strategies addressing both hearing loss and cognitive decline.